Arts managers are consistently faced with the challenge of connecting arts offerings with an audience. Understanding the possible markets and developing strategies to reach the desired audience are part of every arts organization's primary administrative activities. Throughout this course, students will explore theories and frameworks crucial to the marketing function including product development, market research, consumer behavior, brand development, pricing strategies, investigate consumer behavior and the conduct primary and secondary marketing research for an arts organization.

How does art interact with law? How does law impact artistic creation? How can arts administrators ensure that their organization legally protects itself? Understanding the legal environment in which arts organizations exist and artists create empowers arts administrators to make sound and reasoned decisions. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a variety of legal topics related to artistic creation and the managing of arts organizations.

Supervised individual work in Arts Administration. Restricted to majors. A learning contract with project clearly defined must be approved by supervising faculty member, program director, and site supervisor (if required). May be taken up to 6 credits.

Supervised individual work in Arts Administration. Restricted to majors. A learning contract with project clearly defined must be approved by supervising faculty member, program director, and site supervisor (if required). May be taken up to 6 credits.

Supervised individual work in Arts Administration. Restricted to majors. A learning contract with project clearly defined must be approved by supervising faculty member, program director, and site supervisor (if required). May be taken up to 6 credits.

Students without substantial work experience in the field of Arts Administration are required to complete three credit hours of internships in order to graduate, and must work at least 50 hours for each credit hour earned. While students are ultimately responsible for finding and completing their internships, students do receive ample support and assistance from Program faculty throughout the process. The activities to be carried out during internships must be mutually agreed upon by the student, their faculty supervisor, and the host organization supervisor.

Arts & Culture Research Studies explores various types of research studies done in the field of arts and culture. Both empirical and theoretical research in many different areas, such as management, governance, leadership, financial management, fundraising, marketing, programming and evaluation, human resources management, audience and community development, cultural economics, and cultural policy will be examined.

This course seeks to promote and understanding of inequalities in American society by considering them in the context of the social origins, development, and persistence of inequalities in the United States and other societies. Bases of inequality that may be considered include race/ethnicity, class/status, gender/sexuality, age, political and regional differences as these relates to politics, social justice, community engagement, and/or public policy.

ABT 395 INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BIOTECHNOLOGY (1-4 credit hours). Independent study in biotechnology under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Prereq: Agrciultural Biotechnology major and consent of appropriate instructor before registration. Will allow multiple registrations during the same semester.

ABT 396: Research in biotechnology under the supervision of a faculty member. One to four credit hours/semester. The course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits, but the student must meet the requirements each semester to allow enrollment. This course should further the students' experience with science, enhance their appreciation for the scientific process, and what it means to conduct scientific research.